They were some huge, freaking trees! And they rented earth-moving equipment the trees were so big! And had to haul them on a flat bed! We missed the family BBQ. The tree project took all day and into the night.
And I say "we" I mean "them" because I went out once to let the dog off her leash and fill her water, and then I went back in. I made hummus, maybe that was helpful... I do think I make good hummus.
But here's my deal. I always miss out of these miserable, "in the wind and cold, gives you nothing but character" (okay, and the benefit of trees, in this case) projects. Sometimes I insist that I participate. And then sometimes I pay for it with extra helpings of pain later. Sometimes I am glad I am out of it, like today. But then I realize, I'm not really a sidelines kind of person, even if it is nose-numbing and fingers-freezing-off cold. I should be out with my family, enduring it with them, and growing tougher and closer to them, for it.
The hummus DID help! I had energy to go out after eating it, and it was what I kept thinking I'd eat when the ordeal was over. It wasn't a "growing together" activity; it was a freakin' ordeal that had to be endured. Spring's just starting. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to grow with us . . .!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I do know there will always be more ordeals, too! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're a good person to actually wish you could have been out helping. I would have turned on the television and thanked my lucky stars I got to stay inside! :) But then again, I'm not always a good person! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you can go outside and help soon, if you want to!